Juneteenth in Kennett Square
Schedule of events
Sunday, June 11
3:00pm "A Pilgrimage to Freedom" w/ Ken Johnston
Kennett Friends Meeting House, 125 W. Sickle St.
Friday, June 16
8:00pm Fashioning Freedom Lecture and Fashion Show
Curated by Dr. Kimberley Jenkins, Longwood Gardens
Saturday, June 17
9:30am-2pm Abolitionists, Conductors and Underground Railroad Stations Exhibit
Presented by Kennett Underground Railroad Center, 120 N. Union St.
10am-2pm Feed Your Soul Box Lunch $15. Pre-order by 6/10: 302-750-1926
Fried Fish or Marinated Chicken with two sides and dessert
10:00am Walk with Ken Johnston: Kennett's First Free Black Community
Departs from the corner of East State & Race Streets
10:30am-lpm Journeying Towards Freedom: QR-Guided Walk of U.R.R. Stories
Begin at Kennett Underground Railroad Center, 120 N. Union St.
11:00am Juneteenth Dedication: Journeying Towards Freedom Opening Remarks
Anson B. Nixon Park Bandstand
11:15am Slam Poetry
Presented by Kennett Library, Anson B. Nixon Park Bandstand
12:00pm Lunch with BBQ Food Trucks
Anson B. Nixon Park Bandstand
1:00pm Kennett Community Gospel Choir with Leon Spencer
Anson B. Nixon Park Bandstand
2:00pm Think Emancipation! and Juneteenth: Talk with Dr. Cheryl Gooch
Kennett Friends Meeting House, 125 W. Sickle St.
5:00pm After Party at The Creamery
Lecture on BBQ and the Art of Hospitality with Pit Master, Russ Whitfield, Winery Tasting by BlacOak Wine Club and live music by Group Therapy
Sunday, June 18
9:00am Morning Interfaith Services
Various Locations
1:00pm Kennett Underground Railroad Bus Tour: $23 at KennettUndergroundRR.org
Departs from CCCVB at Longwood, 200 Greenwood Rd.
3:00pm Bayard Rustin by People's Light and Theatre
Presented by The Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley
3:30pm Journeying Towards Freedom Open Mic hosted by Leon Spencer
Presented by The Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley
6:00pm Freedom's Table Dinner of Friendship
Presented by Voices Underground, Lincoln University, 1570 Baltimore Pike
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